The state’s effective excise tax on a gallon of beer in South Carolina stood at 77 cents, the Tax Foundation study found. That amount is on top of a federal rate of 11 to 58 cents per gallon that’s based on both location and quantity.

Most beer taxes are usually applied before the products hit store shelves, according to the foundation. Because the taxes are often placed at the brewer and wholesaler level, consumers don’t usually see all the taxes levied, with the exception of a general sales tax or alcohol-specific sales tax, the analysis said.

About 40 percent of the retail price of beer goes to taxation, according to the foundation.

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Beer Excise Taxes by State

Rank

State

Beer Excise Tax per Gallon

1

Tennessee

$1.29

2

Alaska

$1.07

3

Alabama

$1.05

4

Georgia

$1.01

5

Hawaii

$0.93

6

Kentucky

$0.87

7

South Carolina

$0.77

8

North Carolina

$0.62

9

Maryland

$0.54

10

Minnesota

$0.49

11

Florida

$0.48

12

Mississippi

$0.43

13

North Dakota

$0.42

14

Utah

$0.41

15

New Mexico

$0.41

16 (tie)

Louisiana

$0.40

16 (tie)

Oklahoma

$0.40

18

Maine

$0.35

19

Arkansas

$0.34

20

Nebraska

$0.31

21

New Hampshire

$0.30

22

South Dakota

$0.27

23

Vermont

$0.23

24

Delaware

$0.26

25

Washington

$0.26

26

Virginia

$0.26

27

Connecticut

$0.23

28

Illinois

$0.23

29

Michigan

$0.20

30

California

$0.20

31

Texas

$0.20

32

Iowa

$0.19

33

Kansas

$0.18

34

Ohio

$0.18

35

West Virginia

$0.18

36 (tie)

Arizona

$0.16

36 (tie)

Nevada

$0.16

38

Idaho

$0.15

39

New York

$0.14

40

Montana

$0.14

41

Rhode Island

$0.12

42

New Jersey

$0.12

43

Indiana

$0.12

44

Massachusetts

$0.11

45

Oregon

$0.08

46 (tie)

Colorado

$0.08

46 (tie)

Pennsylvania

$0.08

48

Wisconsin

$0.06

49

Missouri

$0.06

50

Wyoming

$0.02

Source: Tax Foundation

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